Foundations of health promotion

This section outlines the foundations of, and gives a historical background to, integrated health promotion practice and principles. It provides an overview of the broader determinants of health that reflect a social model of health (fundamental to integrated health promotion practice), the link to social capital and community development and the policy context for integrated health promotion.

This section is a summary of information from the Integrated Health Promotion Resource Kit. For the complete information download Section 3 of the IHP Resource Kit: A practice guide for service providers.

1. The determinants of health
2. Social capital and community development
3. International, Australian and Victorian context